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that is what the united states has is a fiat currency. i think people are waking up to that. i don't think it has anything to do with fear and everything to do with what is coming down the pipe. it is painful on the down days and there have been a number of them, i think gold is what's going to win. one day we will wake up and the price of gold will be a lot higher than it is now. i think it just all makes sense to me. i think gold continues to go higher. >> are they right? >> absolutely. first of all, you don't want to mess with him. he is iron man but he is spot on. hopefully folks have been following the trade on twitter. we have been talking about this gold. 1724 is a short term objective. one thing that stood out is the moody's downgrade. i know we essentially discredit moody's. but there is a lot of pressure on draghi to move that metal. >> do we think that draghi will do something and we will get more printing of money or is it the fear trade or both? >> i think it's both. to add on to that, you china weakening. there are additional measures coming on to the market. la
that is what the united states has is a fiat currency. i think people are waking up to that. i don't think it has anything to do with fear and everything to do with what is coming down the pipe. it is painful on the down days and there have been a number of them, i think gold is what's going to win. one day we will wake up and the price of gold will be a lot higher than it is now. i think it just all makes sense to me. i think gold continues to go higher. >> are they right? >>...
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states. >> we talked to the largest physical trader of crude oil, and they told us that compared to the size of the investment inflows--and, remember, this is the largest physical crude oil trader in the united states-- they say that we are basically a flea on an elephant, that that's how big these flows were. >> yet when congress began holding hearings in the summer of 2008 and asked wall street banker lawrence eagles of j.p. morgan what role excessive speculation played in rising oil prices, the answer was little to none. >> we believe that high energy prices are fundamentally a result of supply and demand. >> as it turns out, not even j.p. morgan's chief global investment officer agreed with him. the same day that eagles testified, this email went out to clients saying, "an enormous amount of speculation" ran up the price, and "$140 in july was ridiculous." if anyone had any doubts, they were dispelled a few days after that hearing when the price of oil jumped $25 in a single day. septembe
states. >> we talked to the largest physical trader of crude oil, and they told us that compared to the size of the investment inflows--and, remember, this is the largest physical crude oil trader in the united states-- they say that we are basically a flea on an elephant, that that's how big these flows were. >> yet when congress began holding hearings in the summer of 2008 and asked wall street banker lawrence eagles of j.p. morgan what role excessive speculation played in rising...
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states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 1990s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings on september of 2011 or any other time. president clinton had a pbd saying that they would hijack aircraft in the united states. but mr. eickenwald only faults george bush, but the 9/11 commission faulted president bush, president clinton, cia, department of justice. a much more complex report than mr. eickenwald said, and never had the heart of what mr. ike enwald said, where there were other pdbs that this could have been stopped. >> in my 9/11 commission report, it said numerous actions were done overseas, far less domestically. and domestic agencies reported they didn't know what to do, according to t
states, about people within the united states, already present within the united states. >> that's correct. and those reports have been prevalent since the late 1990s, also reports in the late 1990s, and i suspect there are reports of people today in the united states. were there actionable intelligence? and this is frustrating go intelligence. it's imprecise. nobody but anybody ever said that we have information that there is going to be hijackings of airplanes used to fly into buildings...
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the united states is not very popular in the middle east right now. i don't know if you doe know that. it's not popular at all. everything that's been talked about, everything that's been done has not moved us forward. if anything, it's moved us backward because there is just not a sense of well-being in the relationship. oil being part of it but other issues also enter into it. >> and what's your take on the upcoming election, the presidential election. how does that skew things? >> you know, i don't want to get out of my depth here. i'm not a politician. i am a businessperson. but i would say this. and i'll stick to energy. there is no energy plan in the obama administration. i've been saying that for years. they talk words, rhetoric. rhetoric is not a plan. a plan has accountabilities, actions, milestones and real numbers. the romney announcement is also not a plan. it's a good strategic intent. it's inclined towards americans taking care of america. i certainly support that notion, but i'm still waiting to see a plan. and depending upon who is in
the united states is not very popular in the middle east right now. i don't know if you doe know that. it's not popular at all. everything that's been talked about, everything that's been done has not moved us forward. if anything, it's moved us backward because there is just not a sense of well-being in the relationship. oil being part of it but other issues also enter into it. >> and what's your take on the upcoming election, the presidential election. how does that skew things?...
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concerns about a wlum bettering united states economy and who know what is will happen in europe and you can understand why there's several hot spots of concern. one of the leading industrials was the head of nissan worried about china and to a certain extent, but not so much for economic reasons, but because of sovereignty claims between japan and the prc. >> it's a worrying situation. anything which is taking place between two countries which have everything to complement each other and to work together, everything that could become a threat into distorting the relationship is worrying obviously for a major economy. i still think that hopefully wisdom will try to resolve the issues, but you never know. >> and setting asided china, what about the u.s. economy. people there tonight have enough household savings. how could they possibly support a company like nissan. surprisingly, he says america not a problem. it's the other side of the atlantic. >> our worry is not the u.s. market. u.s. market is going fine. today our worry of most companies in europe, this is where most trouble are
concerns about a wlum bettering united states economy and who know what is will happen in europe and you can understand why there's several hot spots of concern. one of the leading industrials was the head of nissan worried about china and to a certain extent, but not so much for economic reasons, but because of sovereignty claims between japan and the prc. >> it's a worrying situation. anything which is taking place between two countries which have everything to complement each other and...
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in the united states it has a dual mandate. price stability and full employment. and it's done neither. and so i'm glad they're finally tying those actions together. >> marc, fair point. what would you do as a policy maker? >> well, first of all, if i were mr. bernanke, for sure i would resign after having messed up the u.s. as badly as mr. greenspan and mr. bernanke have done over the last 15 years. and mr. bernanke before he was fed chairman, he was one of the principal architects of ultra expansionary monetary policies, never paying any attention to credit growths that led to the housing bubble. and if i had messed up this badly, i would for sure resign. but secondly, if you you really want to have an expansionary mop taker po monetary policy that helps the man on the street, should you do what sheila bair proposed, namely send each household a check for $5 million interest rate free. i would go as far as to say send them each $10 million free as a gift and put it on the balance sheet of the treasury and the fed and that would boost consumption temporary. don't
in the united states it has a dual mandate. price stability and full employment. and it's done neither. and so i'm glad they're finally tying those actions together. >> marc, fair point. what would you do as a policy maker? >> well, first of all, if i were mr. bernanke, for sure i would resign after having messed up the u.s. as badly as mr. greenspan and mr. bernanke have done over the last 15 years. and mr. bernanke before he was fed chairman, he was one of the principal architects...
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i still believe that an engagement policy throughout the region is very positive for the united states but we need to be more judicious in how we are doing it. >>neil: thank you, commander. this cost jimmy carter re-election. is the same thing about to cost president obama the same? in the, real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reaso over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying act
i still believe that an engagement policy throughout the region is very positive for the united states but we need to be more judicious in how we are doing it. >>neil: thank you, commander. this cost jimmy carter re-election. is the same thing about to cost president obama the same? in the, real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reaso over 70% of our mutual funds beat their...
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how about is the hurdle in the united states particularly from the second tier defense contractors? >> it's substantial, ross. and good more than ning to you kelly. i think what we'll see in the u.s., we call them second tier, but they're huge in their own right. lockheed martin, northrop grumman, general dynamics, those companies will feel immense pressure to merge or at least look at combinations in order to have the size to compete with a combination of aeds/bae and boeing. $90 million worth of revenue last year. boeing still is technically the largest at $67 billion in revenue. and as you mentioned, the approval here in the u.s. is going to be key because really this deal is all about greater access to the u.s. defense market. despite all the objections, when you look at the plants and the production facilities that both bae and aeds now have, or are under construction, i think they'll have enough clout to ultimately get the deal to go through. >> phil, there's certainly a lot of focus on whether this is an effort to kind of get aeds operating more -- thought of more as an indep
how about is the hurdle in the united states particularly from the second tier defense contractors? >> it's substantial, ross. and good more than ning to you kelly. i think what we'll see in the u.s., we call them second tier, but they're huge in their own right. lockheed martin, northrop grumman, general dynamics, those companies will feel immense pressure to merge or at least look at combinations in order to have the size to compete with a combination of aeds/bae and boeing. $90 million...
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states represented the best place to invest. the stock market could do higher. >> i figure after the first 16 or 18 minutes of stock market rally with qe-3, i think the stock market this whole bloody thing, they're tired of it, then they start worrying about tax hikes, as our own ayman javers said, probably an accurate point, we may not, they may not in washington get to tax hikes until the middle of january, when a potential new president is sworn in, and then i could just tell you from the reagan days, you don't just snap your fingers and do a deal. these things have -- even with romney, it will take months to go through the process. >> i think -- despite the fact i'm completely supporting the new conservative administration, i do think it might get a little trickier if republicans come in. i think they may wait and i think it could be -- i won't say a disaster by any means, i think it could spook the market quite easily. >> let's prosecuting in jeff, who knows a thing or two about all this, the chief market strategist. good e
states represented the best place to invest. the stock market could do higher. >> i figure after the first 16 or 18 minutes of stock market rally with qe-3, i think the stock market this whole bloody thing, they're tired of it, then they start worrying about tax hikes, as our own ayman javers said, probably an accurate point, we may not, they may not in washington get to tax hikes until the middle of january, when a potential new president is sworn in, and then i could just tell you from...
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the united states, president obama has been absolutely crystal clear that the united states will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and we will do what it takes to prevent that from happening. all options remain on the table. the president has been very clear about that and that includes the military option. not a policy of containment, chris, as the president repeatedly said. a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. that is the bottom line or as the prime minister prefers to call it a red line, that is the bottom line. we have also said and we are in constant communication with israeli security and intelligence and policy officials that we still think there is team through economic pressure which is unprecedented as well, iran's economy is now shrinking by 1% a year. its oil production is down 40%. its currency plummeted 40% just in the last several months as sanctions have gone into fullest effect. we think there is time and space for that pressure to yield a result. the bottom line chris is the only way to permanently end iran's nuclear program is if it de
the united states, president obama has been absolutely crystal clear that the united states will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and we will do what it takes to prevent that from happening. all options remain on the table. the president has been very clear about that and that includes the military option. not a policy of containment, chris, as the president repeatedly said. a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. that is the bottom line or as the prime minister...
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watch this. >> the united states government has nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. >> sean: now, keep in mind, her movie critique came before she bothered to denounce the widespread vandalism, the arson, the gunfire and the molotov cocktails being directed at u.s. interest. what she and the president fail to recognize is the fact that the radical islamists who are protesting on the screen, they are not reacting to a movie. they haven't seen the movie. these are anti-american extremists who are hell bent on the destruction of this country. they are burning our flag, chanting death to america and spray-painted the name osama bin laden on the entrance to our embass necairo. not to mention the fact that all of this began on the anniversary of september 11, do you not have a clue that this might be connectd? i usually ask the question, can you afford four more years when speaking about th
watch this. >> the united states government has nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. >> sean: now, keep in mind, her movie critique came before she bothered to denounce the widespread vandalism, the arson, the gunfire and the molotov cocktails being directed at u.s. interest. what she and the president...
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leadership but the united states and the people of the united states. i think that should be a takeaway. >> martha, i do want to look forward and right now, we have in the gulf, the largest naval exercise ever in the history of the middle east, what is the message that the united states military is trying to send here? directly aimed at iran? >> i think it's a pretty obvious message. i don't think anyone would actually tell you that on camera, jake. the message to iran is don't even try to shut down the strait of hormuz. they're building up all sort of missile-defense-type things. >> christiane the united nations general assembly meets this week. lot of tension between israel and iran. and also between israel and the obamaed obama edadministration. >> i think what's really interesting and i have talked to a lot of people about this, the israeli defense minister is starting to walk back on talks about a attack. i'm being told that possibly, sort of receding possibility at least any time. now, the israeli people don't want to see their country unilaterall
leadership but the united states and the people of the united states. i think that should be a takeaway. >> martha, i do want to look forward and right now, we have in the gulf, the largest naval exercise ever in the history of the middle east, what is the message that the united states military is trying to send here? directly aimed at iran? >> i think it's a pretty obvious message. i don't think anyone would actually tell you that on camera, jake. the message to iran is don't even...
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another ratings agency issued a warning to the united states. moody's says if congressional negotiations fail to stabilize america's budget, moody's will lower the debt rating. mark zuckerberg maez made his first appearance at a technology conference. he said facebook was focusing on mobile. the stock price was disappointing, he said. facebook has half of the ipo price. >>> apple introduced iphone 5. it is faster, lighter, thinner and has a small ir dock connector called the lightning rod which is not compatible with earlier phones. apple stocks hit highs after the announcement. >>> a major move by the fed but what does it mean for your money? who better to answer these questions than pimco officer bill gross. he runs the total return fund. thank you for your time. >> thank you, marie. >> so much to talk about. let me begin with the fed action. $40,000 billion of securities a month to help boost the economy. could the fed have done more? was this throwing everything at the economy in your view? >> i think this is the most significant step since
another ratings agency issued a warning to the united states. moody's says if congressional negotiations fail to stabilize america's budget, moody's will lower the debt rating. mark zuckerberg maez made his first appearance at a technology conference. he said facebook was focusing on mobile. the stock price was disappointing, he said. facebook has half of the ipo price. >>> apple introduced iphone 5. it is faster, lighter, thinner and has a small ir dock connector called the lightning...
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states, that the united states is against islam. as soon as the leaders who were strongmen who were removed, a lot of those conspiracy theories rose to the surface. i think education is certainly necessary. >> we had one of our reporters earlier, richard, make the point that moderate middle easterners can't compete when push comes to shove with extremists, the best of intentions -- by definition, when you're moderate, you're not willing to go that extra mile. i guess we shouldn't be surprised. it's hard to anticipate and hard to deal with. >> i think there was also an over estimation of the strength of the moderates. everyone at least in the west was looking at twitter and there seemed to be a flood of moderate voices from the middle east. a lot of the voices were people who lived in canada, australia and the united states, not really here so much. i think that props overrepresented the number of moderates, the number of people who seemed to want just what the united states wanted. that really was never the case. you can see now all
states, that the united states is against islam. as soon as the leaders who were strongmen who were removed, a lot of those conspiracy theories rose to the surface. i think education is certainly necessary. >> we had one of our reporters earlier, richard, make the point that moderate middle easterners can't compete when push comes to shove with extremists, the best of intentions -- by definition, when you're moderate, you're not willing to go that extra mile. i guess we shouldn't be...
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a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined now on the phone. we have new video we'll be showing you here as we ask you -- i know you've been in touch with people on the ground. we're looking at new video here in benghazi. what can you tell us happened? >> reporter: well, there are reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes at the consulate. i spoke to eye witnesses on the scene who described the situation there. libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with members of an armed group, a radical militant group based in eastern libya. libyan troops were deployed to the scene. roads to the consulate were blocked. rocke
a state department official tells cnn the united states has been notified by the libyan government that an american consulate official was killed in benghazi today. the state department doesn't have independent confirmation of the death, but it is the result of a day of violence against americans in the middle east. protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo and burned american flags, this in response to a video produced by an american mocking the prophet muhammad. we're joined...
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first up, last year the united states was fifth in global competitiveness in a survey. this year we have dropped to seventh. let me show you where we are. after switzerland, after swing pore, after finland they recently had so many free market reforms in those countries after the netherlands and after germany. let me posit a wee editorial on why. first of all we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, an unsolved fiscal cliff. business uncertainty over taxes, spending, deficits and political deadlock. what did we do four years ago and what's going to be done to stop this decline? we have cnbc contributor jared bernstein, and we welcome allison fraser, heritage foundation director of economic policy. i really can't stand that we are slipping in this rating. i want america first. what's gone wrong here? >> this is no surprise. as you said it's the fourth year we have slipped. we are in seventh place. the heritage index of economic freedom has shown the same thing. one of the major reasons is we have a deaf sut and debt crisis that washington is simply not dealin
first up, last year the united states was fifth in global competitiveness in a survey. this year we have dropped to seventh. let me show you where we are. after switzerland, after swing pore, after finland they recently had so many free market reforms in those countries after the netherlands and after germany. let me posit a wee editorial on why. first of all we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, an unsolved fiscal cliff. business uncertainty over taxes, spending, deficits and...
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it has been over a year now since the united states killed osama bin laden. the head of the group that attacked us on 9/11. it's a presidential election year. it's a year when one of the wars we launched after 9/11, the one that actually had a connection to 9/11, is a war that's still going on, but the other long war we launched after 9/11 has been ended in iraq. and all of those variables factor into decisions about how we mark this day as americans. but also how our leaders or our would be leaders mark it. how we commemorate 9/11 is a work in progress. we saw today a decision by the white house and the obama campaign to have vice president joe biden mark the day in a way that was not political. it was just about remembering the people who were lost that day and commemorating the sacrifices people have made in this country because of 9/11. while both sides in the presidential campaign suspended their negative ads for the day out of respect for the anniversary, there's no ban on campaigning today. there's no rule about what you can and cannot do. mitt romney
it has been over a year now since the united states killed osama bin laden. the head of the group that attacked us on 9/11. it's a presidential election year. it's a year when one of the wars we launched after 9/11, the one that actually had a connection to 9/11, is a war that's still going on, but the other long war we launched after 9/11 has been ended in iraq. and all of those variables factor into decisions about how we mark this day as americans. but also how our leaders or our would be...
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the clock is ticking in the united states on the fiscal cliff, which you are very, very concerned about. the expiration of the bush tax cuts, how do you view this playing out, and what are the implications for the market? >> you know, i think it is very important. last week, the point when the investor attention really starts to focus on this when it is in europe. so it is a big deal, the fiscal cliff, 4% of gdp, secondly, it would hit at a team when it is the consumer's week of the it represents a big danger to the economy, the challenge is it is not discounted into the price. in other words, we're all talking about it. i have met very few investors who believe it will happen. and if we move to an environment where it is likely, it could create volatility in the market. >>> so how do you invest against that kind of back drop? where would you put money to work right now? >> i think there are a couple of things that investors can do. one thing is the people that have the flexibility, right now the options in the market, that is low. you buy insurance for the portfolio that will hopefully
the clock is ticking in the united states on the fiscal cliff, which you are very, very concerned about. the expiration of the bush tax cuts, how do you view this playing out, and what are the implications for the market? >> you know, i think it is very important. last week, the point when the investor attention really starts to focus on this when it is in europe. so it is a big deal, the fiscal cliff, 4% of gdp, secondly, it would hit at a team when it is the consumer's week of the it...
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>> there has been no reaction yet regarding this announcement by the united states, but earlier we heard from senior government officials, the prime minister -- the former prime minister now of libya and the speaker of parliament holding a press conference. strong condemnation of the attack vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice and the speaker of the parliament saying this attack coincided with september 11th, that they believe there is a link there, hinting that this was carried out by the islamist extremist groups that operate in ern libya and saying that libya will not allow that its lande used byheseo gr carryut whe descred as revenge attacks agains the west. at the samtime sayin thag theyill need the help of the internatiol comm in confrontinthese groups. people here, anderson, reall shocked byhat happened. many libyans i've spoken to are really saddened by this attk and hopehat th perpetrators arought to ticejus saw secretaryf state tment, intonond cning the attacks. cnn has confirmed it was a planned att the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the atta
>> there has been no reaction yet regarding this announcement by the united states, but earlier we heard from senior government officials, the prime minister -- the former prime minister now of libya and the speaker of parliament holding a press conference. strong condemnation of the attack vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice and the speaker of the parliament saying this attack coincided with september 11th, that they believe there is a link there, hinting that this was carried...
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his poor judgment disqualifies him to be president of the united states. >> ari, given that, at that point last night at 10:25, whenever it was, full details weren't known. we didn't know if the attack was still going on. we knew one person was dead. we didn't know if they were an american citizen. we didn't know it was the ambassador. should he have just waited? is it inappropriate in the heat of a political campaign to weigh in when american lives are in the balance? >> well, that's a great question. but let me remind people what john kerry said about george bush in 2004 and certainly what barack obama said about john mccain and george bush in 2008. cornell has an interesting new standard. in 2012, the republican candidate should not weigh in at a time when there are deaths, talking about the interesting -- the important differences in foreign policy approaches. yet certainly that is exactly what john kerry did regularly to george bush, as was his right while people were dying in iraq and afghanistan, as it was barack obama's right. but i don't remember people criticizing john kerr
his poor judgment disqualifies him to be president of the united states. >> ari, given that, at that point last night at 10:25, whenever it was, full details weren't known. we didn't know if the attack was still going on. we knew one person was dead. we didn't know if they were an american citizen. we didn't know it was the ambassador. should he have just waited? is it inappropriate in the heat of a political campaign to weigh in when american lives are in the balance? >> well,...
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states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to support for israel. you heard what mitt romney said not that long ago in his acceptance speech in tampa. listen to this one line that he said. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> thrown allies like israel under the bus. so what do you say to romney on the heels of what happened with the jerusalem platform dispute, now this inability to come together for netanyahu and the president to meet what mitt romney is saying, go aled as a strong supporter of israel, what do you say? >> here's what i say. the two biggest threats to israel, are one, a nuclear iran, a
states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to...
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it tells you a lot about the structural dynamic of employment here in the united states. and you're seeing still an increase in the number of people hiring for temporary work rather than full-time employment and a lot of the full-time jobs are in the lower paying wage range which really impacts consumer for down the road for stronger economic recoveries. >> another concern is the falling share of americans who are in the labor force. so as a whole, the figure continues to decline that's partly because of demographic reasons. but 20 to 24-year-olds, 70% for the first time. a trend across the board happening worldwide. and it would suggest that this goes beyond -- or that the damage in this particular recession could last for quite some time. >> certainly we're hoping to see better that i thinks to see people give more encourage chme but a lot of things have to be addressed quickly. what you are seeing is again i would go back to the fact that there are still a lot of job opportunities out there. people have to know where to find them. we pulled statistics from the national
it tells you a lot about the structural dynamic of employment here in the united states. and you're seeing still an increase in the number of people hiring for temporary work rather than full-time employment and a lot of the full-time jobs are in the lower paying wage range which really impacts consumer for down the road for stronger economic recoveries. >> another concern is the falling share of americans who are in the labor force. so as a whole, the figure continues to decline that's...
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we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come. the government has to at this point in time figure out a way to get these weapons off the street and back into its own control. that is one of the biggest challenges moving forward. the government has had to implement a series of policies to bring these various militias, fighting brigades into the security forces, trying to persuade them to give up their weapons. all up until now, the result has failed. the result is a lot of these groups, some of them extremist entities have been able to operate with impunity and have no motivation, don't have the confidence and leader
we saw some pictures and rallies supporting the united states there. is it predominantly pro or anti-u.s. sentiment there? can you tell? >> reporter: we landed a few hours ago in the middle of the night. the libyans i was talking to on the flight over, ones i met since i have been on the ground, are all appalled at what happened. many of them are completely speechless and still in shock. many of them want to empathsize. it goes to show how sinister this country request potentially come....
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basically, the inefficient use of some of the stimulus money in the united states really misallocated resources. we could have done a better job in terms of how we spent the money. again, even the president made fun of the fact that a lot of projects simply weren't shovel-ready. i think how we spend the money is very, very important overall. also, finally, i would just comment there is a budget constraint with respect to fiscal spen pentagon. so, as we saw in om of the european economies, spending more money when it's perceived that over the long run it's going to be more and more difficult for you to meet that budget constraint in term of paying that money back doesn't do you a lot of good in terms of perhaps a weaker dollar, a higher inflation expectations, higher real interest rate over time. so i think, again, i think the professor has it right. there are limits to fiscal policy, especially given the large debt to gdp rashs that we have in the united states. >> john, thank you for getting up for us this morning. steve horowitz will stay with us and we'll talk about a alternatives.
basically, the inefficient use of some of the stimulus money in the united states really misallocated resources. we could have done a better job in terms of how we spent the money. again, even the president made fun of the fact that a lot of projects simply weren't shovel-ready. i think how we spend the money is very, very important overall. also, finally, i would just comment there is a budget constraint with respect to fiscal spen pentagon. so, as we saw in om of the european economies,...
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states. euro/sterling, down a little bit. after that manufacturing pmi number came much better than expected. so interestingly enough, employment stilg still picking up in manufacturing. although it's still in contractionary territory. if you like pmi, you'll like china for the last couple of days. >> i think, ross, asian bourses mostly finished higher despite down beat manufacturing numbers from china. analysts say those weak readings could prompt supported policies from the central bank. the gape, 0.6% gold liner search off future fed. developers rally following the comments on building more affordable housing. the hang seng followed suit, helped by congress congress property place and internet giants. turning negative in late trade to end at a four-week low. lost over 6% after it proposed to revise down its stake back in march. energy places and industrials sent the kospi higher by .4%. samsung electronics lost a round after apple targeted four more cents on products. the afx 200 eked out
states. euro/sterling, down a little bit. after that manufacturing pmi number came much better than expected. so interestingly enough, employment stilg still picking up in manufacturing. although it's still in contractionary territory. if you like pmi, you'll like china for the last couple of days. >> i think, ross, asian bourses mostly finished higher despite down beat manufacturing numbers from china. analysts say those weak readings could prompt supported policies from the central...
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there actually in the united states has been a dip in new starts. usually there's an upswing in new starts in the recession. we have a very unusual recession going on here. i think it's largely driven by the origins of the recession, that it was a finance-based recession. this has rippled through in terms of credit into the economy and it's changing the nature of available capital resources for startups. although your concern is logical, i don't think it's what's happening right now. >> the number one concern people have about the u.k. is the proximity to europe. this seems to be the number one issue. you can't do anything about the back drop. the government has pinned its hopes on programs like the funding for lending scheme. do you think this does anything to encourage small businesses? >> there's a couple of points in there. i completely agree that we have a challenge that our largest trading partner is the e.u. there's little to be done about that per se. but funding -- the lending for business scheme is a challenge in the startup context in a n
there actually in the united states has been a dip in new starts. usually there's an upswing in new starts in the recession. we have a very unusual recession going on here. i think it's largely driven by the origins of the recession, that it was a finance-based recession. this has rippled through in terms of credit into the economy and it's changing the nature of available capital resources for startups. although your concern is logical, i don't think it's what's happening right now. >>...
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states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. no -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel it. you will feel it. >> mitt romney and paul ryan are making their case. they're pressing the point hard. attacking mr. obama and his policies. >> we had an economic crisis in 2008. the problem i'm saying is president obama's so-called solutions didn't fix the problem, they've made it worse. so president for the last two years has not been offering solutions, he's been attacking the other party. for the first two years of his presidency, his entire party controlled all of government
states. >> mr. obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. no -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew...
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where does that leave political classes, not only in the eurozone but also in the united states. the global issue has been a subject john has been involved, the ceo of eli lilly. nice to see you. let's see this issue of leadership. clerly the onus with central banks doing as much as they can in terms of turning around the global economy. the emphasis is very much on a political class in europe that is fighting its own corners, and in a clearly divided political class in the united states. can't we achieve this sort of leadership the world needs economically? >> we're in a tough situations that's been years in the making and i think it will be years to work our way out of it. there's an old saying as elected democracies we get the leaders we deserve. different views on our leaders reflect a certain divisiveness on leaders. some of the comment i made here yesterday of the position i would take, and i think we should be looking toward from the perspective of anyone who runs a company is leadership that takes a long-term view when temptations are otherwise to deal only with the short
where does that leave political classes, not only in the eurozone but also in the united states. the global issue has been a subject john has been involved, the ceo of eli lilly. nice to see you. let's see this issue of leadership. clerly the onus with central banks doing as much as they can in terms of turning around the global economy. the emphasis is very much on a political class in europe that is fighting its own corners, and in a clearly divided political class in the united states. can't...
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when it comes to the united states, the list is long. in front of an election i saw some young people a couple days ago and a question was put forth how do you define freedom? the young kids i think they were first or second grade had the same answer. the right to pick and choose how you want to live. but whether it's the light bulbs, whether it's the kind of cars you drive, whether it's which companies make it or not, which companies go through traditional bankruptcies, spent a lot of talk about gm and chrysler. i don't know how far ford would get down the road making a car that sold for $49,000. yes, i'm talking about the volt. that big story yesterday. i'm not saying whether that number is right or not. it gets the point across. the biggest issue of all is when the government takes over things like sally may and fannie and freddie, they limit your choices. they have government girth behind whether can you live in your house and how much it costs if you can't afford it. republican, freed so many about choice. your choice. back to you.
when it comes to the united states, the list is long. in front of an election i saw some young people a couple days ago and a question was put forth how do you define freedom? the young kids i think they were first or second grade had the same answer. the right to pick and choose how you want to live. but whether it's the light bulbs, whether it's the kind of cars you drive, whether it's which companies make it or not, which companies go through traditional bankruptcies, spent a lot of talk...
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i think foreigners should definitely love the united states. they should definitely love president obama because every country is getting rich on us. in particular, china and the opec nations. they're getting absolutely rich dealing with the united states because we have people that are incompetent and don't know what they're doing. >> in terms of domestic issues, the fed and bernanke say rates are going to stay exceptionally low until 2015. you surprised fwha? mid-2015. we're talking about three years of these low rates. why would anybody be in a rush to do anything with when you have plenty of time? >> they're creating phony numbers. they're doing it through stimulus. the stimulus, many people would say, is the worst thing that can happen. the dollar will go down in value. inflation will start rearing its ugly head. i think probably those two things will ultimately make for change. we'll see what happens. inflation will happen. the dollar will go down. >> what's your take on this market, donald? you said you had some investments in this marke
i think foreigners should definitely love the united states. they should definitely love president obama because every country is getting rich on us. in particular, china and the opec nations. they're getting absolutely rich dealing with the united states because we have people that are incompetent and don't know what they're doing. >> in terms of domestic issues, the fed and bernanke say rates are going to stay exceptionally low until 2015. you surprised fwha? mid-2015. we're talking...
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for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> let's get a sector check. a lot of indecision ahead of the fed this afternoon. here's one look how consumer staples is doing this morning. meanwhile just in time for fashion week. google glasses making its runway debut during the die van von furstenberg show. it's being released through google+. joining us here at post 9 today is spencer annie. he's the bureau chief. always good to have you. >> good to see you, carl. >> you got to sit down and test drive these things yourself on monday. >> kind of like winning the lottery a little bit. >> what was it like? >> it was really interesting. the iphone 5 came out yesterday and a lot of people criticized it for being boring. this is not boring. it's basically a wearable computer that is a pair of eye frames, right?
for 30 some years at manyperint different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> let's get a sector check. a lot of indecision ahead of the fed this afternoon. here's one look how consumer staples is doing this morning. meanwhile just in time for...
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i mean, the math is done a little bit differently in the united states, you having done a ph.d. at harvard. they are taking care of the problem, aren't they? they are in the process? >> well, they are talking about it. i don't think they are doing any meaningful things, because in the u.s. political system, you really have to have the president, the white house, and the congress working together. and currently, the two parties are not even talking the same language oftentimes. so i do hope whatever the outcome of the presidential election in the u.s., the two parties, the administration and the parliament, the congress should work together. >> yeah, their philosophies are farther apart than ever. it's two different americas. what are you saying then? you're saying with the prospect of still a possible qe3, that a serious debasement of the dollar devaluation -- almost like a deliberate devaluation of the dollar is going to enter the conversation here? is that what you're alluding to? >> no. what i'm saying is the u.s. financial crisis is a monumental, historical event. the conseq
i mean, the math is done a little bit differently in the united states, you having done a ph.d. at harvard. they are taking care of the problem, aren't they? they are in the process? >> well, they are talking about it. i don't think they are doing any meaningful things, because in the u.s. political system, you really have to have the president, the white house, and the congress working together. and currently, the two parties are not even talking the same language oftentimes. so i do...
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he thinks the president has been too apologetic on behalf of the united states. although for people have pointed out the president in this case and others was not apologizing for the united states. and he thinks the president is not managing foreign policy well. there is one issue -- at least one factual issue i'm sure caught their eye which was release of the statement by the embassy in cairo. there's a question about how that statement got put out. it's not the best worded statement as possible. in that part of the world, there is a management question, from the state department, that needs to be looked into. how do statements get released on twitter and elsewhere that could cause a political problem? how it went from mitt romney to his staff deciding to do it aggressively, i don't know yet. but i will say that there is -- as i said at the beginning, there is legitimate things to look at here. but for mitt romney in the heat of it without the facts to start to raise issues like this, again, i think is misguided. and i think you see in this campaign on both side
he thinks the president has been too apologetic on behalf of the united states. although for people have pointed out the president in this case and others was not apologizing for the united states. and he thinks the president is not managing foreign policy well. there is one issue -- at least one factual issue i'm sure caught their eye which was release of the statement by the embassy in cairo. there's a question about how that statement got put out. it's not the best worded statement as...